Book Summary
The sixth Updated Edition offers improved conceptual coverage, added content to bridge the gap between concepts and actual implementations and a new chapter on the newest Operating System to capture the attention of critics, consumers and industry alike Windows XP
Brand new chapter on the newest operating system, Windows XP
Brand new chapter on Threads has been added and includes coverage of Pthreads and Java threads
Brand new chapter on Windows 2000 replaces Windows NT
Out with the old, in with the new! All code examples have been rewritten and are now in C
Client-server models and NFS coverage has been moved to an earlier part of the text
The sixth edition now offers increased coverage of small footprint operating systems such as Palm OS and real-time operating systems
Updated, core material in every chapter has been updated, as has coverage of Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Computer-System Structures
Operating-System Structures
Processes
Threads
CPU Scheduling
Process Synchronization
Deadlocks
Memory Management
Virtual Memory
File-System Interface
File-System Implementation
I/O Systems
Mass-Storage Structure
Distributed System Structures
Distributed File Systems
Distributed Coordination
Protection
Security
The Linux System
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Historical Perspective
Appendix A: The FreeBSD System (online)
Appendix B: The Mach System (online)
Appendix C: The Nachos System (online)